Mariah Carey Outguns 50 Cent On Year-End LP Sales Chart

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Carey tops her comeback year as Mimi outsells The Massacre.

Mariah Carey's great year just got its topper. Along with the flood of awards, chart records and accolades she's gotten for The Emancipation of Mimi, Carey took the lead over 50 Cent in a close race for the year's best-selling album. With just a few reporting days left, Mimi slipped ahead of 50's The Massacre by 32,000 copies. In the latest numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, Carey has sold 4.866 million copies to 50's 4.834 million.

Mimi, which spawned a nomination for Album of the Year along with seven other Grammy nods, was released in April. Given the recent travails in Carey's career